The Maryland State Highway Administration is backing away from an aggressive highway improvement plan, which would have closed portions of Rocks State Park for several months in each of the next two summers while demolition crews blasted away portions of the historic boulders that give the park its name. The Route 24 Slope Protection Project, […]
Maryland Natural Resources Police Charge Two With Poaching
From the Maryland Department of Natural Resources: WHITE MARSH, MD (December 29, 2009) – The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) charged Raymond Louis Biensach Jr., 38, of Essex, Md. on December 23, with hunting without a license in possession, hunting without written permission, and possession of a deer during closed season. In addition, Cody Lee […]
DNR Funds Bush River And Otter Point Creek Dredging in Harford
From the Maryland Department of Natural Resources: HARFORD COUNTY, Md. (December 22, 2009) — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Waterway Improvement Fund has provided state funding to Harford County to dredge areas in the Bush River and Otter Point Creek. The project will provide access for hundreds of recreational boaters to two popular […]
DNR Partners With Perryville To Improve Public Access to Susquehanna
From the Maryland Department of Natural Resources: PERRYVILLE, Md. (December 22, 2009) — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Water Improvement Fund has partnered with Perryville to increase tourism and stimulate the local economy, while increasing public access to the Susquehanna River. With $618,950 from the Waterway Improvement Fund, Perryville recently awarded a contract […]
Between Rocks and a Hard Place – Improving Rt 24 Could Disturb a Creek, a Park, and a Home
In its role as equal-opportunity protector of the state’s environment, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has found itself caught between a creek and a hard place – or a lot of rock and an environmentally-sensitive wet place, if you prefer – dealing with a road improvement project in Jarrettsville. The State Highway Administration is […]
Biologists Use New Technique To Look For Rare Harford Fish
From the Maryland Department of Natural Resources: Biologists hold new hope for endangered Maryland Darter Havre De Grace, Md. (October 26, 2009) — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) biologists started a search for one of the rarest fish in the world, the Maryland darter. This particular species has only been found in three […]
Rocky Road: The Explosive $9 Million Plan To Improve Route 24
A $9.25 million State Highway Administration project to widen and shift Route 24 away from the eroding Deer Creek stream bank through Rocks State Park will involve dynamite blasting the famous geologic structures which give the popular park its name. Beginning next year, crews will shift Rocks Road, Maryland Route 24, 10 feet away from […]
State Approves Parks And Recreation Projects In Darlington And Jarrettsville
From the MD Department of Natural Resources: Annapolis, Md. (September 16, 2009) – Governor Martin O’Malley today announced Board of Public Works approval of land acquisition and recreational projects in Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Wicomico and Worcester Counties through Program Open Space. “These are challenging times for our families and our state, but […]